This play’s author defended its lack of footlights in an essay that cites its protagonist as having a “weak and degenerate brain.” This play’s author described its protagonist as a “man-hating half-woman” in a Darwinism-inspired literary manifesto published as this play’s preface. (0[1])In this play, which is set on Midsummer’s Eve, a pair of boots left on the stage represent its protagonist’s absent father, the (*) Count. While planning a move to Lake Como to start a hotel, this play’s protagonist allows the decapitation of her pet canary. (10[1])At its end, this play’s protagonist is handed a razor as a way out from revealing her relationship with the valet Jean (“zhahn”). For 10 points, an upper-class woman titles what play by August Strindberg? ■END■